Photo Fact: Ministry Of Information Blocked In Minsk

The Ministry has been blocked for the violation of the Constitution.

The officials couldn't get to their workplaces for a long time after the lunch break - a chain with locks was hanging on the doors. A poster beside it said "Blocked for the violation of the Constitution".

Kiryl Vasileuski posted the photos on Facebook. The action was aimed at support of the internet and the website Charter97.org, blocked in Belarus.

On 24 of January the Belarusian authorities blocked the largest independent website Charter97.org.